Telegram-herald., 1887-09-17
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With good weather the fair next week
vii certainly be the most saecssstal in ihe
history VI our Seclsty' s4id President shsr.
Wool yesterday. In support Of his prophecy
Mr.. Sherwood s4la reports from various
portions of tie STATE. heretofore partial 70
the State society, showed the people 10 be
very kindly disposed toward the Grsad
Rapids fair. This he attributed ~ the fact
that exhibitors and visitors had uniformly
received the most courteous tFestsnsnt from
the officials Sf the Society aud TIE citizens.
The management has always worked zeal
ously for the success OF the exhibitors, snd
their reward Is apparent Ia the intense IN
tsFest taken this year. re expressed him
self as gfstined with the Improvements ahd
the wOrk being done at tae grounds, and
also a. the large number Of entries already
made. which are unprecedented at this
time. Booth privileges are being rapidly
leased, and there Is great demand for those
remaining
'Pomologioal hall will be filled to over
flowing irom present prospects said super
intendent Adams. AL OF our old friends
VIII stand by Us and there viii be many
new ones. Large fruit exhibits will be
made from Kent, Ottawa, Auskegon,
Ooeana, Traverse, Antrim. Bsrrsen. Van
Buren and st. Joseph counties, either IS
county exhibits or individual efforts. We
will also have plates from Eaton and Kaa-
naz0o counties and few from Ionia, be
sides great many smaller displays from
different sections. The State Fair compe-
titlOn does not seem 10 hurt US any, ss some
OF the exhibitors who will be here come
| from the immediate vicinity of Jackson"
We will have probably the finest DISPLAY
OF horses we have ever bad, said Saperin-
tendent Strong There will be one exhibit
OF car load Of imported Norman Perche-
rons by Mr.. Cross. of Bangor. which will be
especially notable, and Mr.. Woodman, Of
Van Burtn county, will have several very
fine imported Normans, and Messrs. Kirby
& PsrknurSt, OF Kalamazoo, have spoken
Tor accommodations for seven thorough
breds. In cattle We will have three herds
of shorthorns from kalamazoo, and John
Den Bleyker, of Kalamazoo. will brng the
best of his herd OF Holsteins here. and
Martin l.. Sweet will have his cattle on ex-
hibition. There will also be fine display
OF Jerseys, Durhsms and other standard
breeds, and the exhibit of dairy products.
| which does not come in my department,
however, wall be better than usual. The
sheep and swine will be numerous and
trst-cisss, and the poultry shed is Away.
FULL
Fullowing are the entries for the races in
addition 10 those published yesterday morn
ing:
No. 4. Trothng. Stallion race best in s.
| Purse. $500. divided. Entries--D. }. Hanna
brn. s. Maurice H." VIM. Oswald city, b.
:. Prizes" q. w. Chadwick, city. brn. $.
Marshal B.; w. VsnPutien, Holland, ch
| s. Turk" II. L. Smith, lonia, o. s. Mont
gomery."
No, Z. pacing, 2S0 class. mile hests, best
in 5, purse 500. divided. Entries
| w. X. Church, AileCan. b. &. Peculiar" b.
5. Hawley, Lowell. IN. &. Benson b." A.
| M. Rathbun, city, blk. x. "Nigger;" II. v.
| Pulver city, ch. &. Joe p" NJ. 81. Morse,
| city, ch. 8. Geo. L." Lou Hendricks, city,
brn. &. Ned Walters"
| No. 0. Trotting. 2.i5 class, mile heats,
best in 5: purse $3.50, divided. Entries
NJ. X. Norton, b. m. Ruby" l.. T. Kinney,
b. $. Prize M NJ. Morse city, ch. <.
Frank Noble:" Harvey Hollis. Ionis, b.
m. "Mollie NJ" Joseph Farrsnd. Colon,
| Mich, b. m. Clara Bslle;" q. w. Chad
wick, city, ch. &. Trio
| No. 10. Free-for- ALL Mile heats, best 3
in 5. Purse $500, divided. Entries-A NJ.
Rsthburn, city, b. <. "Novi," 81. J.. Smith,
lonis b. s. Montgomery" W. Van Put
ten, Holland. Mich, Gu. $ Turk" q. w.
| Nhnu"lCsf CITY, DFu- >. MaFsuan D.. Nat.
| Lindsay Paris. brn. z. I'D. Mac"
Numbers 5. s and IL are running races.
the entries for which do not close until the
evening preceding the race.
Several herds OF Boateius viii comepete
for the prize oGerei by the Holstein-
! Friesian Association OF America. There
| viii also be q lively competition for the
| other prizes offered by the same association.
| The display OF poultry will equal, If not ex-
Gel. that Of former years.
Sir. EdsOn Gardner. Of Paw Paw, will
also exhibit fine lot Of French horees
having imported fourteen at one time this
| season.
Nr. Kirby and Mr. Nat Psrkburst will
| ~khibif seven horse. at the head OF which
stands Frank Noble, one OF finest stations
l.in the state.
Judge Ramsdell says that every foot o'
| available space is taken in Art Hall by ex
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